To the editor: This
is to say “thank you” to the kind gentleman who stopped on his way home
from work to help dig out my car Monday. When the state plowed
Baltimore Street (U.S. 421), my driveway was blocked with ice and snow.
With the slight melting I thought I could drive through it, but got
stuck backing out, blocking part of the street.

To the editor: In the Feb. 5 paper, an article was published on the Senate advancing (State Sen. Jim) Smith’s Christmas in the classroom bill. I thoroughly enjoyed this article and am very happy that this is on its way to being passed.

Life… Every second counts. Most people realize how precious life is. In fact, poll after poll comes back with the majority of the people holding the pro-life view. People know in their hearts that taking another’s life is never a good solution to any problem, whether it is an inconvenient preborn baby or an inconvenient grandma.

To the editor: Our "leaders" have been fulsome in their denunciation of the American police forces lately, in connection with the Ferguson and Staten Island killings of black men during confrontations.

Did you know that secondhand smoke contains more than 7,000 toxic chemicals? Of those 7,000 toxic chemicals, 70 are known carcinogens, or cancer-causing substances. According to the Centers for Disease Control, second hand smoke causes nearly 34,000 premature deaths from heart disease each year in the United State among non-smokers. Secondhand smoke causes more than 7,300 lung cancer deaths in the United States. Secondhand smoke affects the brain in infants and those exposed to secondhand smoke are at greater risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Locally, 25.8 percent of mothers smoked during pregnancy, which is significantly, higher than the state prenatal smoking rate of 17.1 percent.

George Nickas says he thinks that voter Photo-ID laws are not needed and are discriminatory against minorities. He is a college professor, but I think on this particular subject I have more real knowledge than he does.